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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is taking issue with a lot of the talk surrounding Nick Bosa. It was recently revealed that the second overall pick in April’s draft is dealing with a significant ankle sprain that will sideline him at least for the entire preseason. Since that announcement there’s been a lot […]

The Green Bay Packers are making a move, releasing running back Corey Grant and signing safety Ibraheim Campbell, according to Field Yates of ESPN. The Packers just signed Grant a couple of weeks ago, so they must’ve really not liked what they saw. A release like that wouldn’t normally be so unusual, but the Packers […]

One of the biggest moves the New Orleans Saints made this offseason was bringing in tight end Jared Cook. Ever since Jimmy Graham left after the 2014 season, they’ve gotten very little production out of tight ends. That doesn’t mean they haven’t tried as much as things just haven’t worked out, like with the huge […]

Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden doesn’t sound too optimistic about the injury to guard Gabe Jackson. Jackson, Oakland’s starting right guard, went down during team drills at Thursday’s practice. “We’re concerned, obviously,” Gruden said after practice, via Scott Bair of NBC Sports. “We’re really concerned. We’ll get more information that will allow us to be […]

Green Bay Packers receiver Jake Kumerow has very little NFL experience, but he’s earned respect from emerging star cornerback Jaire Alexander. Alexander was the Packers’ first-round pick last year, and he had a very promising rookie season. Kumerow was an undrafted free agent back in 2015, and he finally got his first regular season experience […]

Bad news for the Dallas Cowboys, as defensive end Robert Quinn is being suspended for two games, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The veteran pass rusher was slapped with the ban for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. It certainly hasn’t been Quinn’s week, as just a couple of days ago he […]

Tom Brady celebrated his 42nd birthday over the weekend, and one person he didn’t get any well-wishes from was New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold. According to Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports, Darnold was asked to participate in a birthday video for Brady that was being produced with players from around the league, but he […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars had an extremely disappointing 2018 season, but Leonard Fournette thinks they can get back to their old heights. After making the AFC Championship Game in 2017, expectations were understandably high heading into last year. Instead of building on their success, they fell flat on their faces. They ended up going just 5-11 […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan often doesn’t get mentioned among the league’s top passers, but he’s been putting up some gaudy numbers. Ryan isn’t as flashy and doesn’t get a ton of headlines, but he’s been quietly putting up a body of work over the last decade that’s hard to argue with. As Michael David […]

The Chicago Bears are going to be immortalizing two franchise icons soon, Walter Payton and George Halas. The team announced today that they’d be building statues of those two legends outside Soldier Field, per Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com. The statues will be displayed on Tuesday, September 3rd just a couple of days before the […]

The controversial non-call at the end of last year’s NFC Championship Game has been talked about endlessly for so long that seemingly everyone is growing tired of it, including the players involved like Detroit Lions newcomer, Tommylee Lewis. Lewis, of course, was the intended receiver on Drew Brees’ ill-fated pass. Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman came […]

The Seattle Seahawks and Chris Carson had an undeniably successful season last year, winning 10 games and making the playoffs. Still, the season ended with an air of disappointment around the team. They got bounced in the first round of the playoffs, and offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer took a lot of heat for running the […]

Jameis Winston is heading into a pivotal season, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback needs to earn the trust new head coach Bruce Arians if he’s going to be successful in 2019. Fortunately it seems like the new duo is getting along well, and Arians spoke highly of him after the Bucs’ practice earlier, saying […]

Arizona Cardinals receiver Kevin White has had a tough road so far in the NFL. Supremely talented coming out of college, he hasn’t been able to stay healthy in the pros. The Bears bet big on White’s upside when they drafted him seventh overall out of West Virginia back in 2015, and it blew up […]

For a while on Monday, it looked like Michael Crabtree was joining the Arizona Cardinals. Then it was reported that he was leaving the desert without a deal. Crabtree definitely worked out for the team and was offered a contract, but something went wrong along the way. Now, we have more details on what exactly […]

Washington Redskins quarterback Dwayne Haskins will get his time to shine. The rookie from Ohio State is going to play in the team’s first preseason game against the Browns, according to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com. Haskins is currently locked into one of the league’s only quarterback battles with Colt McCoy and Case Keenum. McCoy was […]

The Baltimore Ravens had a very successful season in 2018, and running back Gus Edwards seems to think they’re only getting started. Baltimore took off once Lamar Jackson took over for Joe Flacco under center, and ended up winning the AFC North and hosting a playoff game. Even though they ended up losing to the […]

The New England Patriots are coming off yet another Super Bowl victory, but Bill Belichick wouldn’t be the greatest coach of all time if he didn’t still have plenty of issues with his championship squad. For one, Belichick isn’t happy with how the team played on the road last year. New England was its usual […]

The Washington Redskins are one of only two teams with an open quarterback competition in camp, so Jay Gruden knows a lot of people will be paying attention to every rotation change, depth chart, etc. The Redskins were recently forced to release their first depth chart of the preseason, much to the chagrin of Gruden. […]

The 2019 Carolina Panthers season will all come down to Cam Newton and his health. The Panthers got off to a 6-2 start last season, but they fell apart once Newton’s shoulder started acting up. He got shut down with a couple of weeks left, and had another shoulder surgery after the season. Given his […]

The New England Patriots are great at finding diamonds in the rough, and it’s looking like receiver Jakobi Meyers could be their next one. Meyers has been on the receiving end of a ton of praise during camp, and he might be Bill Belichick’s latest undrafted gem. Maurice Moton of Bleacher Report recently listed one […]

One of the best parts of NFL training camps each year is seeing the unheralded guys who start to shine, and we’ve seen that with the Cleveland Browns already. In every team’s camp, at least one undrafted player starts to make a name for himself. Maurice Moton of Bleacher Report set out to name one […]

Things are getting heated at Denver Broncos camp, with Emmanuel Sanders and Courtland Sutton clashing. The two receivers got into it during practice, and the argument apparently came to blows, according to Paul Klee of the Colorado Springs Gazette. “Emmanuel Sanders and Courtland Sutton throwing punches here at Broncos camp. Still yapping at each other… […]

Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs has the chance to earn a big role as a rookie. Oakland took him in the first round, and they didn’t bring back Marshawn Lynch, so the opportunity is right there. First though he’ll have to deliver in training camp and prove he belongs, and so far it seems […]

Tre Boston is finally off the market, inking a one-year, $3 million deal with the Carolina Panthers. Boston is an interesting case study, since he’s been a very good safety the past couple of years but has been unable to land big money. He took a while to sign last year as well, before he […]

Seattle Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny had a disappointing rookie season. When you draft a running back in the first round, you expect him to play right away and play a lot. The Seahawks drafted Penny 27th overall last April, but he failed to establish himself in his first campaign. Penny topped ten carries in […]

Buffalo Bills running back Frank Gore isn’t going away. Gore is 36 now but he isn’t showing any signs of slowing down as he gears up for his 15th season in the league. He was placed on the non-football injury list to open camp with a minor issue, but he’s since been cleared and has […]

The Minnesota Vikings and Kirk Cousins had a very disappointing 2018 season. After making an NFC Championship Game run in 2017, the Vikings were supposed to be a Super Bowl contender after adding Cousins. Instead, they went 8-7-1 and missed the playoffs. Cousins has been taking a lot of heat, and the team desperately needs […]

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees made it clear he respects the greatness of Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald. The NFL has been releasing its annual Top 100 list over the past week, and Brees was getting interviewed on The Dan Patrick Show when he was asked about his ranking. Brees came in […]

The Baltimore Ravens made a big splash by drafting receiver Marquise Brown in the first round back in April, but they also added another interesting receiver in the third in Miles Boykin. Boykin, a Notre Dame product, has been impressing in camp and is starting to earn a lot of praise from his teammates. Fellow […]

The Indianapolis Colts aren’t letting on that they’re concerned about Andrew Luck’s status for the regular season, but they are making it clear they’re comfortable with Jacoby Brissett if something goes wrong. Luck, of course, remains sidelined with his somewhat mysterious calf injury. There’s no indication he’s going to miss regular season time yet, but […]

The Oakland Raiders made a big leap of faith back in April when they drafted Clemson defensive lineman Clelin Ferrell fourth overall. The move shocked just about everybody, as Ferrell wasn’t expected to go until the middle or end of the first round. Expectations will be lofty, and Ferrell will have a lot of doubters […]

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle has taken the league by storm the last couple of years. A fifth-round pick in 2017, Kittle has surpassed all expectations and established himself as one of the league’s best tight ends. He was recently named the 29th-best player overall in the NFL Top 100, and was a […]

Offensive tackle Donald Penn is the newest member of the Washington Redskins, and he knows exactly why he’s there. Penn had his first media availability since getting signed on Wednesday, and he acknowledged the elephant in the room. The Redskins normally have one of the best left tackles in the league in Trent Williams, but […]

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is quietly entering the final year of his deal. Perhaps the biggest name quarterback in the entire league is set to be a free agent at the end of the year, but it hasn’t garnered too much attention. It’s possible it’s because everyone has just assumed something will get […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are taking things slowly with star defensive tackle Fletcher Cox. Cox has been suited up at training camp but isn’t participating in any team drills as he recovers from a foot injury, per Paul Domowitch of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Cox injured his foot in the team’s playoff loss to the Saints last […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee is dealing with an injury. A source told Todd Archer of ESPN.com that Lee has a minor MCL sprain in his right knee. Archer also added that Cowboys coach Jason Garrett has said that the injury won’t require surgery, but “clearly Cowboys […]

Last year was a tough one for the Minnesota Vikings, but head coach Mike Zimmer isn’t letting it get him down. After their NFC Championship Game run in 2017, the Vikings went out and signed Kirk Cousins to a massive contract in free agency. As they seemingly added an established quarterback to a team that […]

Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock isn’t being handed anything. The Broncos took Lock in the second round back in April, but they’re making the rookie earn it. Joe Flacco seems entrenched as the starter, and Lock is in a tough battle just to become the backup. He’s battling with journeyman Kevin Hogan for the right […]